Martin-Baker M.B. 2 P9594
The M.B.2 was a private venture
fighter design, developed from the earlier M.B.1 and submitted
in
response to Air Ministry Spec F5/34. Its note to fame was
simplicity of design and accessibility.
In
the event the RAF were less than suitably impressed, despite the fact
that the machine had a per-
formance
comparable to many other fighters of the time. The aircraft wound up
for a while with the
Air Fighting Development
Unit (AFDU) at Northolt before being returned to Martin-Bakers in 1939.
No further
flights or development was done, the company concentrating on the M.B.3
and M.B.5